centaury
/ˈsentɔːrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family, typically having pink flowers百金花属植物。
1.1
- Centaurium and related genera, family Gentianaceae: many species, including the common centaury (C. minus) and the cultivated ornamental C. scilloides.百金花属及相关属, 龙胆科:多种, 包括普通百金花(拉丁名C. minus)及栽培来观赏的簇百金花。
词源
late Middle English: from late Latin centaurea, based on Greek kentauros 'centaur' (because its medicinal properties were said to have been discovered by the centaur Chiron).